Fornace is an award-winning tile collection from Italy. It won the Archello 2023 award for Wall Finish of the Year (public vote), and the Archiproducts Design Awards 2023 — both globally recognised design awards celebrating design excellence.

The origins of the collection stem from a desire to pay homage to the beautiful designs found in history and reimagine these for the contemporary era. With the Fornace collection, the craftsmanship found in handcrafted bricks has been celebrated and carefully researched resulting in a design with its own originality in terms of colour and surface relief.

Stocked at the Tile Depot in four colourways (verde, rosso, bianco and argilla), each of which comes with matching decorative designs called Formella, the range has infinite potential for mixing and matching and the creation of really unique bespoke designs. The Formella decorative pieces were inspired by the frog indent on the long side of most London bricks. These are eye-catching designs which can be used in combination with the plain tiles or used on entire wall surfaces for a unique and styled effect.

Their petite brick format, being only 60 x 240mm, is a versatile size for installing across wall spaces of all dimensions as well as curved detailing, lending itself well to a wide range of residential and commercial applications.

The collection is characterised by its expressive grit, sophisticated colour palette and decorative formella. The result is an inspired tactile collection with a striking visual impact. In keeping with the latest Italian designs, the collection is created with the intention that designers and homeowners alike will use the tile pieces as a real opportunity to create their own unique walls of art. Whether it be through mixing of colours, decorative pieces, or creating random or prescribed patterns, the options are limitless.